The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-08
GOOD PLACE FOR REFORM.
Mr.. Jones Gives Some Startling Inside His
tory of Ring Rule at Chicago.

CHICAGO. Aug. Cone of the next things to
be considered by the reform county commission
ers is the question ot superintendent of the
asylum and infrmary, to take the place made
vacant by the arrest of Warden Frey. H. A.
Jones, at present in the probate clerks Office, is
spoken OF in this connection, and he has had
several years experience as chief clerk at both
the asylum and infrmary He furnished valu-
able aid TO the State the recent investigation,
and is full of information as to how Bpper and
Nome other contractors worked the swindling
Fcheme as far back 1881. His story of Doodle
Es most interesting He said to-day:
when first went out to the asylum in 1881,
being sent out by III. c. Seinne, opened set
of books for both the asylum and infrmary,
none having been kept prior to that time. Dur
ing the three years 1 was there it never cost
more than $154, 900 year to run both institu-
lions. Last year it cost about $500 900 to the
asylum alone The first man discovered doing
crooked work was VIM. Kolze, who deliver
ing milk tha: showed GO per cent. of water. OF
course l refused to accept it, and as he would
not take it back it remained in the sun all day.
holzes son was very mad next day and threat
cned to do me MP" If | repeated the Of
fence. When saw Koze himself he said he
would furnish better milk, and did for
long time, until some of the commissioners
took the milk business out of my hands Kolze
after that delivered swill milk for the paupers
land cream for the boodlers' table. My expert
ence was that no man could be strictly honest
and hold a position of trust during the past four
or five years. Bipper things with a high
hand. After 1 had been there short time
storekeeper Ct. W. Reynolds was DISCHARGED.
The night before he committed suicide hs said he
was discharged because Bipper didn't like him.
Then had TO weigh Bippers meat. In every
load he would have corned beef This sometimes
consisted of pigs noses. shin bones, scraps of
mutton and other meat which would spoil on
his hands He threw it into flour barrels,
sprinkled little salt 1t, and called it corn
beef sent the stuff back, together with
some quarters of beef which were fairly rotten.
ffnr t1oI @I.,
was discharged. No one knew why. The man
who took my place friend of Bippers
named Hackman. He had too much conscience,
though. and left after telling me that he didn't
want to do any such dirty business for any
body. Hackman is a Pullmancar con-
ductor Then Jim Gleason went out There
was no trouble with Bipper's meat from that on.
After was sent back, through the intervention
Of H. &. Seinne and Dave Clark, / was asked by
some friends OF q man who was drowned in the
lake TO exnume the remains. That's where the
cemetery scandal started, for when L opened the
coffin there the bodies of two little
children crowded in between the dead man'sl legs.
The sexton told me il was nothing unusual to
find the bodies CT two or three children in the
collins OF adults and began to investigate 1
found twelve children packed like sardines in
old dry goods box and q babes body in
box OF refuse from dissecting The
undertaken who did this Francois Chaffee,
who was paid fair price for each body taken
out there. AS result OF this L came pretty
near being discharged again, and had to allow
Chaffee to do as ne pleased IN order to keep my
Jury. but the Indictment quashed AS
as the new infrmary was built placed in
charge of the books. While there 1 discovered
lhe first coal steal Frey gave me 3. 81 o.
Coal Companys bill to O. K. 1 refused, it
looked pretty big. got the weights
from the ST Paul road and deducted the differ
snce, reducing the bill about $40O. The COM
pany accepted the reduction without q word.
But the gang didn't enjoy it. and 1 again found
Eyself out OF a position. The only way to keep
job was to close your eyes and keep your
tongue quiet"
This afternoon late Commissioner Kiehm,
shairman of the county board. appeared IL the
eounty clerks Office and rendered his res sgnatiou
About the same time Commissioner r.. S. Nc
Loughrey sent for County Attorney Bliss and
Informed him that he would not spend another
aoller on defense. Il will go into court" said
he. 1.-THE first opportunity, and ask that final
Ientence be passed aud that be sent TO prison"
He then handed Mr.. Bliss his resignation.
This evening Commissioners Casselman and
Oliver removed all their property from the
bounty board room and announced they would
attend no more meetings as commissioners.